{"id":35715,"date":"2026-05-17T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=35715"},"modified":"2026-05-14T06:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:42:45","slug":"consecutive-pairs-killer-sudoku-by-bill-murphy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/consecutive-pairs-killer-sudoku-by-bill-murphy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Consecutive Pairs Killer Sudoku by Bill Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(This post is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/gas\/\">Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)<br \/>\n<em>With both Consecutive Pairs clues and Killer cages, there should be a lot of numeric thinking bringing you joy in this Sudoku.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2026\/260517-ConsecutivePairsKillerSudoku-Joy.png\" alt=\"Consecutive Pairs Killer Sudoku by Bill Murphy\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2026\/260517-ConsecutivePairsKillerSudoku-Joy.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=\"https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/260517Joy\">solve online<\/a> (using SudokuPad)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Joy<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 116th puzzle from Bill Murphy, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (<a href=\"https:\/\/sudokutheory.com\/gas\/\" \/>GAS<\/a>) team.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region. If a white circle is given between two adjacent cells, then the two numbers in those cells must differ by 1. Pairs of cells without circles can have any relationship. Also, the sum of the numbers in each cage must equal the value given in the upper-left corner of that cage. Numbers cannot repeat inside a cage.<\/p>\n<p><b>GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): <span style=\"color: white;background-color: white\">7:30<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): <span style=\"color: white;background-color: white\">14:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: <span style=\"color: white;background-color: white\">Secret Lourinhasaurus<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): <\/b> <span style=\"color: white;background-color: white\">3:04<\/span>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2026\/sudokupad-Bill_Murph-Joy-a810-d185.replay\">SudokuPad replay file<\/a> shared as a download for now (requires loading via settings menu with improvements expected before people should use this regularly).<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2026\/260517-ConsecutivePairsKillerSudoku-Joy-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a>; solving video with explanation to be added later from GAS team.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other less common variations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/sudoku-3+variation-2\/\">Sudoku<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/1059513302847336469\/1380897111599616020\">Daily GAS discussion<\/a>\u00a0post\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord. Not a member of the Discord? Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/RNNfEBEbQS\">this link<\/a>\u00a0for basic access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.) With both Consecutive Pairs clues and Killer cages, there should be a lot of numeric thinking bringing you joy in this Sudoku. 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